{"id":105944,"date":"2014-07-22T15:59:40","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T22:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=105944"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:50:29","slug":"ian-mccall-i-pose-the-biggest-threat-to-demetrious-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ian-mccall-i-pose-the-biggest-threat-to-demetrious-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McCall: I Pose The Biggest Threat To Demetrious Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/quick-twitt-ian-mccall-tweets-out-image-of-broken-hand-suffered-in-ufc-163-win\/ufc-on-fx-johnson-v-mccall-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-65785\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ian-mccall.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"UFC on FX: Johnson v McCall\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ian-mccall.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ian-mccall-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ian-mccall-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC Flyweight Ian McCall is coming off an excellent performance against Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night Dublin.  After the bout McCall was asked who he would like to fight next, to which he replied with the fair answer: Demetrious Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>McCall spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Ian-McCall-I-Pose-the-Biggest-Threat-to-Flyweight-Champ-Demetrious-Johnson-70871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sherdog.com<\/a> this week to discuss his plans for getting a shot at Demetrious Johnson&#8217;s title belt.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDemetrious has got my belt,\u201d said McCall. \u201cI think, in the landscape of the division, I pose the biggest threat to his crown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think if I get a guy like Lineker next while he fights someone else&#8230; But, I am fine with fighting again [before a title shot]. I don\u2019t mind. He\u2019s fighting next month, so that\u2019s enough time for us to get our act together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like I won. I dominated the whole fight, every aspect of it. Like I said from the beginning, speed kills in this division,\u201d McCall said. \u201cBrad&#8230; y\u2019know, he\u2019s a 135er. I think the weight cut killed him, and the speed advantage that I had just completely killed him&#8230; He is bigger, but I don\u2019t feel like he was any stronger. I don\u2019t know if that was from a heavy weight cut or what. He looked like he was having a hard time all week.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC Flyweight Ian McCall is coming off an excellent performance against Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night Dublin. After the bout McCall was asked who he would like to fight next, to which he replied with the fair answer: Demetrious Johnson. 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